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J. M. HOTALING.

Broom Head.-

Patented Jan. 29, 1867.

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J. M. HOTALING, OF WATERPORT, NEW YORK..

Letters Patent No. 61,621, dated January 29, 1867 IMPROVED BROOM- HEAD.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, J. M. HOTALING, of \Vaterport, in the county ofOrleans, and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulimprovement in Broom Heads; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, making part of this specification.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved broom head.

Figure '2, a central vertical transverse section.

Figure 3, a perspective view of the connecting parts detached.

Like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.-

My improvement belongs to the class of removable broom heads. Theinvention consists in an improved clamping arrangement for the broomcorn, having a socket in which the handle is wedged, to hold it inplace, when the said device is used in combination with a removableenclosing envelope, and with a link passing transversely through, andheld by clamping keys on opposite sides.

As represented in the drawings, A is the broom proper, B the clamp, Cthe envelope, and D the handle. The clamp is made up of an arched orconvex plate, a,,with a socket, 17, forming a part of it, and a bar, a,beneath, secured to the plate by screws, d d, and nuts, ff, at the ends.The but ends of the broom corn are placed between the plate and bar,which are screwed up tight, to hold the material firmly in place. Thesocket I) is preferably made a little enlarged at its bottom, and theend of the handle D fitting therein has a wedge, g, inserted in theunder side, as shown, which expands the said end within the socket, andthus retains it firmly in place. The envelope 0 is made of tin, ofordinary form; but instead of being fast to the handle, as usual, it hasa hole, It, at the top, and slips over the socket b, and rests closelyon top the platen, enclosing the upper end of the broom, as shown infig. 1. At a suitable central position beneath the clamp, slots, h it,are made in the sides of the envelope, and in these is inserted a link,E, passing through the broom, and projecting sufficieutly on oppositesides to receive wedging keys, is, which, by being of considerablelength, serve as auxiliary clamps, to clamp the sides of the envelopeagainst the broom below the main clamp. In ordinary removable brooms thesocket to which the handle is attached forms a part of the envelopeitself, and the broom corn is simply inserted in the envelope, andsecured there by points 'proj ecting through, or by some clampingdevice, only clamping the lower edges of the envelope up against thecorn. In such arrangements, owing to the great leverage and constantstrain, and that the extreme upper end-of the corn is not held firmly,either the broom stuff will work out, or the envelope will give way. 7 Iobviate this diiliculty by making the attachment for the broom stuff,and the-enclosing envelope in two separate parts, the first holding thematerial much more securely than the latter could possibly do, while,the latter itself covers the-whole, to shield itand retain thematerialin place. At the same time the envelope adds that degree ofstrength and stifi'i'iess which is necessary to make its lower edgo thcfulcrum for the leverage of the fibres in action; and this efi'ect.isgreatly enhanced by the employment of the link E and the clampingkeysz'z'on opposite sides. These bind firmly around the lower edge ofthctin, (corresponding somewhat with the clamping device used alone inother brooms,) and stifl'en at that particular point where it isnecessary to resist the levprage. This clamp is intended to be onlyauxiliary to the clamp B, which holds the broom stifi and receives thestrain from the handle.

The special construction and arrangement of the connecting parts, asbefore described, also secures some advantages not mentioned above. Whenthe handle is expanded in the socket by the wedgeg it cannot be drawnout; nor can the wedge work down below, since it rests against the broomstuff and the bar 0. Therefore the handle cannot be detached by accidentunless broken. when it is desired to remove it, the bar a can beunscrewed and the wedge drawn out. It will also be noticed that theenvelope cannot be raised up out of its place, since the link E passesthrough beneath theclamp B, which forms a stop to it. I Thus the partsare all mutually bound together. The making of the socket b a part ofthe clamp, instead of a part of the envelope, insures its being mademuch stronger, since this-part is of iron, while the other is tin. Thegreat strength of the clamp B will insure its lasting for years; and asthe1strain is removed, in a great degree, from the envelope, this toowill be very enduring, and will not become bent and disfigured by use.

That I claim as my invention, and.desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

The combination and arrangement of the clamp B, envelope-C, link E, andkeys 2', with the handle D and broom A, as herein set forth, the wholeoperating in the manner and for the purpose specified.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

J. M. HOTALING.

Witnesses:

R. F. Oseoon, J. A. DrwIs.

